1clamour, loud shouting:
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
od graunt noys et hidous clamour come homm
[
sic] aragé
Anon Chr1 25.36
2(out)cry, noisy complaint (expressing dissatisfaction or outrage):
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
nient ubliat la clamur des povres
(Latin: clamorem pauperum)
Camb Ps 12.IX.12
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
les richez se mussent del clamour des poverez pur saver lur bienz
BOZ Cont 138
(
1343-50
)
sire R. B. […] fut occys […], dount graunt clamour y fut
Cron Lond1 49.13
♦
appeal, plea, invocation (expressing dissatissfaction or outrage):
(
MS: 1120-40
)
Quant ot li pedre le clamor de sun filz, Plurent si oil, ne s’en puet astenir
S Alexis1 221
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Envers Deu en sun quoer en ad fet grant clamur
Horn 2897
♦
lawcomplaint, charge:
(
s.xii
)
Si aukun siut mort de hume et il ne voeille duner gage ne plege de siure sa clamur, si est voide parole
Bor Cust i 26
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
A la justise alast, si fesist sa clamur
Becket1 1404
(
1370
)
pur ceo qe divers pleintes et clamours sont faites des divers gentz d’orfeveres q’ils deivont certeinz dettes […]
Goldsmiths 126
(
1376
)
estoit empeschez et accusez par clamour des ditz Communes de diverses disceites, extorsions […]
Rot Parl1 ii 324
3report, rumour:
(
1392-93
)
comune clamour y ad qe le dit Seint Pier le Pape ad ordeiné et purposé de translater ascuns prelatz
Rot Parl1 iii 304
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